Even in what we now can call ‘normal times’, before the pandemic turned our world upside down and inside out, women often ran up against gender barriers when trying to be successful entrepreneurs. There is a full range of these and all of us have experienced some of them. Many of us have faced all of them AND had to deal with all the usual stressors of trying to grow the scope of our own business. It can be very intimidating—daunting even—just to start a business. It can be incredibly demanding to grow it. It can feel nearly impossible to do that as a woman business owner. But it is NOT impossible—it just feels that way.
In this video from a television appearance, I talk through some of these issues with the show host, Jim Fitzpatrick. We list some of those issues—the preconceived notions that you AND others have that make these gender barriers so common and even, sometimes, hard to recognize. We talk about their basis and how these inaccurate but common perceptions get in the way of women feeling confident, supported, and ‘awesome’ as they navigate business ownership and growth.
We also celebrate how strong and successful these same women can be once they overcome those difficulties and release those limiting thoughts. It is truly inspiring to focus on this—particularly now—and I hope you enjoy watching this and learning from it. If you find it lifts your spirits, makes you want to get to that place in your own life, and could be beneficial to other women (and men) that you know, then please ‘Like’ the video and share it amongst your colleagues and friends. We can all use the lift!
Let’s grow,
Beate
Beate Chelette is The Growth Architect & Founder of The Women’s Code, a training company specialized in providing companies an ROI on Balanced Leadership. She has been named one of 50 must-follow women entrepreneurs by the Huffington Post. A first-generation immigrant who found herself $135,000 in debt as a single parent, she bootstrapped her passion for photography into a highly-successful global business and eventually sold it to Bill Gates in a multimillion-dollar deal.
Beate works with business leaders and supports organizations by developing and providing training the training, tools, and expertise to create and maintain a balanced, equal, and inclusive work environment that fosters creativity, employee engagement, and corporate growth.
Recent clients include Merck, Women’s Legislative Caucus of California, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), NFTE, CreativeLive, the Association of Corporate Growth, and TracyLocke.
Beate is the author of the #1 International Amazon Bestseller “Happy Woman Happy World – How to Go From Overwhelmed to Awesome” a book that corporate trainer and best-selling author Brian Tracy calls “a handbook for every woman who wants health, success and a fulfilling career.
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